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In King v. Larsen Realty, Inc., the California Court of Appeal reivewed the trial court's confirmation of a Board arbitration award. The court of appeal held that the trial court properly confirmed the award.
A dispute arose between King and Larsen Realty, both Board members. Larsen Realty filed an objection to the jurisdiction and authority of the...
Note: This case is not published in an official reporter and may not be cited as authority. Consult with counsel before relying on this case.
In NAR® v. Homeowner's Corp. of America, a North Carolina district court addressed trademark issues concerning the terms "REALTOR®" and "REALTORS®." The court held that...
In Ellis v. Tri-City Commercial Sales, Inc., the Court of Appeals of Georgia addressed an alleged conspiracy to deprive a brokerage of a commission. The court affirmed the award of actual and punitive damages, as it found: (1) the firm was the procuring cause of the sale, (2) it had a contractual right to commission, and (3) defendants engaged in a bad-faith attempt to...
In Edmund J. Flynn Co. v. LaVay, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals addressed a broker's claim of breach of contract against a developer. The court affirmed that no express contract existed but that, under express and implied-in-fact agency principles, the broker was due compensation for the value of his pre-sale marketing activities.
LaVay owned...
In Asleson v. West Branch Land, the Supreme Court of North Dakota addressed the issue of constructive fraud regarding an MLS listing error in the context of a buyer and seller who were both members of the MLS. The court held that a listing agent has the duty to inform MLS users of errors in a listing and that a user of the service is entitled to rely on the information...
In American Invsco Realty, Inc. v. Century 21, Rohter & Co., the Appellate Court of Illinois reviewed the trial court's confirmation of a Board arbitration award. The appellate court held that Illinois law requires confirmation of an award whenever an application to vacate an award is denied.
American Invsco Realty, Inc. (AIR) was the listing broker for...
In 1981 the Court of Appeals of Ohio addressed whether the drafting of a real estate sales contract by a broker constituted the unauthorized practice of law, thus voiding a contract and relieving the seller from paying a commission. The court held that although the drafting of the contract was the unauthorized practice of law, the broker did not attempt to collect anything for legal services...
In U.S. v. Realty Multi-List, the Fifth Circuit addressed membership criteria in relation to multiple listing services. The court held that the membership criteria of an MLS with market power will be deemed facially unreasonable unless justified by the legitimate competitive needs of the association, and narrowly tailored to that end.
Realty Multi-List (RML) was organized in 1967 by...
Nestle' named Coldwell Banker (Coldwell) as its exclusive agent to find a tenant for its commercial property. After the exclusive listing expired on June 1, 1977, the property was placed on an "open listing." On August 11, 1977, Coldwell, acting in concert with Allen Morris Company (AMC), another brokerage firm, showed the building to Scripto's vice-president for operations,...
In Multiple Listing Service of Jackson v. Century 21 Cantrell Real Estate, the Supreme Court of Mississippi addressed whether a private organization may discipline its members for violations of its standards of professional conduct. The court held that a voluntary association may discipline members, but that before a fine can be levied, there must be a schedule of maximum fines to which each...